Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexicali and Oradea Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexicali and Oradea

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexicali is 12.2% cheaper than Oradea without rent, and 0.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexicali is 13.6% cheaper than Oradea without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.02 MX$211
$8.97 RON 39.29
34.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.32 MX$569
$52.8 RON 231
-38.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.36 MX$112
$8.14 RON 35.67
-21.87%
Cappuccino
$2.70 MX$47.46
$2.96 RON 12.97
-8.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 MX$20.40
$1.93 RON 8.43
-39.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MX$17.13
$1.69 RON 7.39
-42.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.35 MX$23.67
$2.32 RON 10.14
-41.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.99 MX$70.1
$2.74 RON 12.02
45.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.16 MX$20.36
$1.55 RON 6.79
-25.16%
White Bread (500g)
$2.28 MX$40.19
$1.14 RON 4.98
100.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.48 MX$26.08
$1.45 RON 6.36
2.07%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.65
$3.11 RON 13.64
-16.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.43 MX$42.79
$9.31 RON 40.78
-73.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.63 MX$99.1
$7.21 RON 31.57
-21.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.27 MX$110
$10.51 RON 46.05
-40.34%
Apples (1kg)
$1.60 MX$28.17
$1.15 RON 5.02
39.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 MX$23.48
$1.60 RON 6.99
-16.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.35 MX$23.80
$1.57 RON 6.90
-14.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.61 MX$28.25
$1.67 RON 7.33
-3.59%
Potato (1kg)
$1.30 MX$22.81
$0.81 RON 3.53
60.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 MX$23.55
$0.92 RON 4.01
45.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.05 MX$18.54
$0.99 RON 4.35
6.06%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MX$13.55
$0.80 RON 3.52
-3.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.94 MX$69.3
$6.13 RON 26.85
-35.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.84 MX$155
$5.81 RON 25.46
52.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.94 MX$34.15
$1.05 RON 4.62
84.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 MX$56.4
$1.83 RON 8.00
75.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.00 MX$17.64
$0.66 RON 2.89
51.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$33.75 MX$594
$18.33 RON 80.3
84.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.83 MX$49.70
$0.85 RON 3.72
232.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.59 MX$28.04
$0.80 RON 3.50
98.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$57.4
$7.83 RON 34.29
-58.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.11
$1.57 RON 6.88
-19.75%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.9K MX$403.3K
$27.8K RON 121.9K
-17.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.4K MX$358.8K
$26.7K RON 117.0K
-23.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$55.6 MX$978
$156 RON 684
-64.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.20 MX$391
$7.51 RON 32.91
195.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.55 MX$555
$8.57 RON 37.54
268.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.85 MX$683
$48.12 RON 211
-19.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.99 MX$281
$14.27 RON 62.5
12.05%
Cinema Ticket
$3.99 MX$70.1
$6.82 RON 29.88
-41.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$205 MX$3,610
$432 RON 1,891
-52.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,713 MX$47.7K
$7,852 RON 34.4K
-65.45%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.48 MX$466
$68.5 RON 300
-61.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.15 MX$566
$40.82 RON 179
-21.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.0 MX$1,320
$77.5 RON 340
-3.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$69.6 MX$1,225
$69.9 RON 306
-0.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$625 MX$11.0K
$408 RON 1,788
53.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$401 MX$7,050
$313 RON 1,369
28.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,206 MX$21.2K
$596 RON 2,609
102.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$649 MX$11.4K
$433 RON 1,898
49.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,823 MX$49.7K
$2,070 RON 9,065
36.42%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,519 MX$26.7K
$2,005 RON 8,780
-24.24%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexicali
Oradea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$909 MX$16.0K
$980 RON 4,291
-7.19%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
6.88
67.15%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexicali: March 3, 2026

Last update for Oradea: March 1, 2026

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